The government's $350 cost-of-living bonus announced last week in Budget 22 was taken away today with the Central Bank's cash rate rise, according to Kiwibank's chief economist.
Read more: Reserve Bank's OCR rise wipes out govt $350 cost-of-living bonus, economist says
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says New Zealand can handle security issues in the Pacific, as China seeks to sign a sweeping, region-wide agreement with 10 island nations.
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern was in New York on the first day of her trade mission to the United States when the Texas shooting happened.
The uncertainty over whether Jacinda Ardern might land a White House meeting and photo opportunity with US President Joe Biden was perhaps fitting, given the lack of clarity about one of their main topics of discussion.
The war in Ukraine has moved New Zealand into closer alignment with its Western partners – but the country may need to divert onto its own path in the Pacific, Robert Ayson writes
In little more than a year, an inside-out experiment at foreign policy making for New Zealand has been turned outside-in.
Read more: NZ’s foreign policy turnaround: New Australian Govt will peg back tensions
The Reserve Bank is expected to announce another double-hike to the official cash rate (OCR) later on Wednesday as New Zealand continues to face cost-of-living pressures.
The Prime Minister has touched down in the United States just as China warned the superpower is playing with fire.
American warships in the Indo-Pacific - a signal to China: your influence is not welcome here.
Winston Peters has said "serious security concerns" in the Pacific were "avoidable" in a speech where he advocated for New Zealand standing alongside like-minded countries in the region and backing that up with "our finances and resources".
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